Erlander to Tour Stalin’s Georgia Amid Soviet Denunciation
In Moscow the Soviet government disclosed that Prime Minister Tage Erlander of neutral Sweden will visit Stalin’s homeland Georgia and nearby Armenia amid rioting tied to Pravda’s broad denunciation of Stalin. The article accuses Stalin of cultivating a cult of personality and notes changes under new leadership while praising the party and central committee.
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Moscow
Tage Erlander
Sweden
Josef Stalin
Georgia
Armenia
Kremlin
Erlander
Communist Party
Pravda
Stalin
Lenin
New Regulation Lets Young Men Sidestep Active Duty
Linn County draft board reports a new rule allowing enlistment in a reserve unit to defer active duty. Eligible registrants who join before age 18 must stay in good standing through age 28, attending 90 percent of drills and two weeks yearly active duty training. Deferral applies to Army Navy Air Force Marine and Coast Guard reserves.
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Cedar Rapids News
Linn County Draft Board
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine
Coast Guard
Dust Storm Ravages Six States Across Central Plains
A severe windstorm swept a wall of dust over six states from Cheyenne Wyoming to Waco Texas. It sent grime to 20 000 feet and forced some flight reroutes while damaging crops and grazing land. Colorado reports up to 75 percent of winter wheat blown loose. highways closed and motorists sheltered as winds reach 84 mph. The storm then moved into the Mississippi valley with heavy snows and injuries from a plane hangar collapse in Minnesota.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Waco
Texas
Colorado
Denver
Kansas
Mississippi Valley
Fargo
N. C
Madison
Wis
Grand Forks
N. D
Austin
Touring Students Showing Signs of Battle Fatigue
Franklin and Roosevelt high school juniors on an eastern tour enjoyed Washington sights amid bus breakdowns and long days. The groups visited Arlington and Mt Vernon and toured the Capitol with senators greeting the students and a Uranium ore sample shown in the senate building.
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Williamsburg
Franklin
Jack Bright
Capitol Building
Miss van Dyke
Roosevelt
Annapolis
Robert E. Lee
Arlington
George Washington
Mt. Vernon
Lion of March Lingers in Iowa Weather Burst
A stormy March pattern continues in Iowa with blustery winds and heavy rainfall. Oelwein reported 2.25 inches in 24 hours, while Decorah 2.0 and other towns logged over an inch. Lightning caused fires, damaging barns and livestock. Temperatures to rise to the high thirties or forties, then fall at night. Cedar Rapids saw 0.35 inch rain.
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Weather Bureau
Cedar River
Charles City
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Huber Lennon
Decorah
Donald Shockey
Clinton
Lennon
Shockey
Senators to Get Details on Trade
Washington officials agreed to provide investigating senators with details of broader Free World trade with Russia. Testimony will come Thursday from Secretary of Commerce Weeks, undersecretary of state Hoover Jr., and John B. Hollister, foreign aid director, at a closed door Senate investigations subcommittee meeting.
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Washington
Russia
Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover, Jr
John B. Hollister
Senate Investigations
Republicans Clash Over Farm Bill Vote
Republicans accuse Democrats of stalling to block a vote on a compromise farm bill before the Easter recess. Senator Aiken asserts House Democrats lack votes as their ranks thin for the 10 day holiday while Speaker Rayburn and others say conferees cannot finish a report before next week to explain the measure.
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Washington
Congress
Senator Aiken
R-Vt
Administration Farm Forces
House
Rayburn
Texas
Farm bill conferees boost 1956 cotton price by 1.4 cents
Senate-house farm bill conferees voted to raise the support price for the 1956 crop cotton by an additional 1.4 cents per pound, marking another rebuff to the administration.
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Washington
Farm bill sparks duel over price supports and veto risk
Secretaries Benson and Aiken condemn high rigid price supports for corn cotton peanuts rice and wheat under the dual parity formula and 90 percent parity rules. They warn Eisenhower may veto the bill in current form. Sen Holland warns the session may doom any farm bill with a push for flexible supports. Senator Ellender predicts the President will sign, noting the soil bank as the main requested feature.
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Benson
Benson and Aiken
Eisenhower
White House
Holland
D-Fla
Ellender
D-La
Senate
Soviet Plan Skips Atom Ban Demand At Disarmament Talks
The Soviet Union proposed a world disarmament plan focusing on conventional arms cuts and calling only for a ban or strict control of atomic tests. It omits a demand to renounce nuclear weapons, prompting mixed Western reactions and debate over parity and reliance on atomic arsenals. Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko presented the plan at the U N subcommittee session while Harold Stassen deferred comment.
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U. N. Disarmament Subcommittee
U.S
U. S
Andrei Gromyko
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
Washington
Tax official Moysey leads raid on Communists for back taxes
Don ald R. Moysey new tax collector for the internal revenue service ordered a surprise seizure of the Communist party headquarters and Daily Worker in New York and coordinated similar raids nationwide. Commissioner Harrington said he would take responsibility while confirming details are still unfolding.
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Washington
Donald R. Moysey
Internal Revenue Service
Truman
Eisenhower
Moysey
The
Revenue Service
Lower Manhattan
New York
Communist Party
Daily Worker
Philadelphia
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Russell C. Harrington
Internal Revenue
Harrington
Rumor of Mass West Liberty Patrol Resignations Debunked
Iowa Highway Patrol Chief David Herrick announced no foundation for reports that 16 of 18 West Liberty district troopers planned to resign. He noted one man cars and 10 hour shifts were tried for uniformity, with resignations gradual since 1954 and new recruits to fill 22 vacancies.
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Des Moines
David Herrick
Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa
Herrick
James R. Macholz
West Liberty
Herricks
Leonard Sims
Cedar Rapids
Fairfield
State
Clinton Mover
Jackson
Jones
Cedar
Clinton
Muscatine
Scott Counties
Safety Department
Easter Series Profiles Pilate in Easter Week Study
Guy Rowe continues his Easter week portraits exploring the figures surrounding Christ’s crucifixion. This installment offers a personality study of Pontius Pilate as part of the series on individuals in the human tide that led to the death of Jesus.
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Guy Rowe
Christ
Pilate Questions The Man In A Silent Vault Scene
An illustrated AP feature depicts a governor pacing a high vault chamber and tasting fruit while Pilate questions Jesus. The piece notes the crowd’s wary expectations and the era’s political theater as the scene unfolds.
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Associated Press
East Germany premier attacks justice ministry in reforms
East Germany's Otto Grotewohl denounced the justice ministry for abuses and lack of legal basis. He ordered changes to guard citizens' rights and warned against anti communist activity, amid his four hour speech. The ministry is led by Hilde Benjamin known as Red Hilde for purges against opponents.
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Berlin
Otto Grotewohl
East Germany
Justice Ministry
Grotewohl
Hilde Benjamin
Hilde
Death Party
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